Texas State Highway 115

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State Highway 115 marker

State Highway 115
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length: 106.47 mi[1] (171.35 km)
Existed: by 1933 (current route 1990) – present
Major junctions
Southwest end: I-20.svg I-20 at Pyote
  US 385.svg US 385
Northeast end: Texas 349.svg SH 349
Highway system

Highways in Texas
Interstate • US • TX (LoopsSpursRecFM)

SH 114 SH 116

State Highway 115 or SH 115 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Texas that runs from Interstate 20 in Pyote to SH 349 at Patricia.

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[edit] Route description

SH 115 begins at an intersection with Interstate 20 and Farm to Market Road 1927 in Pyote. The route travels north along the eastern edge of town and through Far West Texas oil fields before reaching Wink. The route then turns northeast, next reaching Kermit. The route travels through downtown Kermit, passing the Winkler County Courthouse. The route continues to the northeast, crossing oil fields of Winkler and Andrews Counties, before reaching Andrews. The route travels through Andrews, intersecting U.S. Route 385. The route continues northeast, crossing through the intersection of Andrews, Gaines, Martin, and Dawson Counties before reaching its terminus at SH 349 at the unincorporated community of Patricia, Texas.

[edit] History

SH 115 was originally proposed by 1933 as a short route between Pyote and Wink. The route was extended to its current length in 1990, replacing Farm to Market Road 703.

[edit] Counties and junctions

County Junction Notes
Ward I-20.svg I-20Pyote
Winkler Texas 302.svg SH 302Kermit
Texas 18.svg SH 18 – Kermit
Andrews Texas 128.svg SH 128
Texas 176.svg SH 176Andrews
US 385.svg US 385 – Andrews
Dawson Texas 349.svg SH 349Patricia

[edit] References

  1. ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division. "Highway Designation File - State Highway No. 115". Texas Department of Transportation. http://www.dot.state.tx.us/tpp/hwy/SH/SH0115.htm. Retrieved 2010-06-15. 
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